1930Roger Babson hired 35 unemployed Finnish stonecutters during the Great Depression to carve into the boulders in Dogtown.People and Communities, Location and Setting, Dogtown, Notable People

Roger Babson’s boulder project, “Stay Out of Debt,” c. 1932. Alice M. Curtis, Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 21470

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He consulted self-help books to come up with two dozen phrases including “Get a Job”, “Prosperity Follows Service”, and “Help Mother”.

Copeland, Melvin T., and Elliott C. Rogers. The Saga of Cape Ann. Bond Wheelwright Co., 1960. Dan_nehs. “Babson’s Boulders: A Millionaire’s Odd Dogtown Legacy.” New England Historical Society, 9 Nov. 2013, https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/babsons-boulders-millionaires-odd-dogtown-legacy/.

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1930
Sculptor Walker Kirkland Hancock purchased the former granite quarry Deep Hole and built his studio.
1930
The State of Massachusetts placed various historical markers to celebrate the state's tercentenary.
1930
Dramatic performances were held at Stillington Hall.
1930
Artist Helen Stein (1888-1965), who had often visited Gloucester, moved to Marble Road in East Gloucester permanently in 1930.

1930Roger Babson hired 35 unemployed Finnish stonecutters during the Great Depression to carve into the boulders in Dogtown.People and Communities, Location and Setting, Dogtown, Notable People

Other Events

Sculptor Walker Kirkland Hancock purchased the former granite quarry Deep Hole and built his studio.

The State of Massachusetts placed various historical markers to celebrate the state's tercentenary.

Dramatic performances were held at Stillington Hall.

Artist Helen Stein (1888-1965), who had often visited Gloucester, moved to Marble Road in East Gloucester permanently in 1930.